Two Friends
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jane Campion
Emma Coles
Kris Bidenko
Kris Mcquade
Deborah May
Peter Hehir
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
July 1985. 15-year-old Louise's divorced parents, Janet and Jim, are attending the wake of a teenage girl who has overdosed on drugs. Jim worries about their own daughter, but Janet reassures him that Louise is "all right." Jim asks if Louise's friend Kelly, "the sexy one," is also okay. Janet replies that she doesn't know, she doesn't think so. Kelly, 16, is walking on the beach with her boyfriend. Both are dressed in punk clothing and look tired and vacant. Louise, dressed in a private school uniform, returns home from school to find Matthew waiting for her with the news that he recently ran into Kelly at a club. Louise is not overjoyed to see him, but asks a lot of questions about her former friend. The story then moves backwards over the preceeding months--February 1985, January 1985, December 1984, and October 1984--to chart the breakup of Louise and Kelly's once inseparable friendship.
Director
Jane Campion
Cast
Emma Coles
Kris Bidenko
Kris Mcquade
Deborah May
Peter Hehir
Tony Barry
Steve Bisley
Sean Travers
Kerry Dwyer
Giovanni Marangoni
Stephen Leeder
Paul Mason
Martin Armiger
Lisa Rogers
Amanda Frederickson
Rory Delaney
Emily Stocker
Arthur Faynes
Kim Antonios
Denise Roberts
Jim Madias
John Sheerin
Jim Waites
Mario Monti
Peter Griffiths
Ken Porter
Georgia Anderson
Murat Buyari
Carolyn Devlin
Elizabeth Gentle
Peter Bowden
Steven Walton
Benny Ulzzi
Lynne Murphy
Lorna King
Kristy Gowans
Neil Campbell
Sher Guhl
Jane Ahlquist
Dennis Henning
Crew
Chris Alderton
Jennifer Allen
Martin Armiger
Lynn Barrett
Georgie Brown
Sandie Bushell
Philippa Byers
Arthur Cambridge
Adrian Cannon
Jan Chapman
Carol Chirlian
Wendy Chuck
Susan Clarke
Pierre Drion
Laurie Faen
Claude Fortuna
Helen Garner
Irene Gaskell
Ian Haywood
Stephen Hope
Des Horne
Brian Jamieson
Brett Joyce
Geoff Krix
Geoff Krix
Rhonda Mcavoy
Janet Patterson
Julian Penney
Martin Perrott
Beverly Powers
Gerard Quinn
Jed Quinn
Bill Russo
Justin Sears
Catherine Silm
Garry Stephens
Maki Toda
Alan Trevena
Tony Vaccher
Sasa Vitacek
Martin Webby
Susan Wells
Kate Woods
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Australia Film Institute's Awards for Best Television Movie, Director and Screenplay.
Released in United States Spring April 24, 1996
Released in United States May 17, 1996
Released in United States on Video August 6, 1997
Film was restored by ABC, Bill Russo, Cinema Arts, Zounds and Milestone Film & Video.
Formerly distributed in USA on video by Milestone Film & Video.
Broadcast in Australia over Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) during 1986.
Originally made as a telemovie for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
aspect ratio 1:1.66
Released in United States Spring April 24, 1996
Released in United States May 17, 1996 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video August 6, 1997
